Learning Dreamweaver-The ARCH 220 Way

Getting Started:

1. Creating a site

1.1 Setting a local folder

1.2 Creating your index.html file

2. Page Properties

2.1 Determine your target SCREEN SIZE (480x640, 600x800m 1024x768)

2.2 Title

2.3 Background, Colors, Text

3. Images

3.1 Maximum resolution for images: 72 DPI

3.2 Format images for the end user's size

3.2.1 Thumbnails/Previews

3.2.2 Main images

3.2.3 Buttons, etc.

3.3 File types:

3.3.1 JPEG-photographic images, renderings, grayscales, etc.

3.3.2 GIF-continuous tones, line drawings, special text, etc.

3.3.3 PNG-macintosh-friendly

4. Text

4.1 Varies from computer to computer; you will never have FULL control

4.2 Stick to fairly generic fonts/system fonts (arial, helvetica, times new roman, etc)

4.3 For specific text formats, use an image file for text.

5. Links

5.1 Hard-coded link (page1.htm; index.htm)

5.2 Soft-coded link (http:\\www.tvsa.com); external links

6. Dreamweaver interface

6.1 Objects

6.2 Properties

6.3 Launcher

7. Layers

8. Tables